Dschamschid ibn Abdullah
Vorlage:Multiple issues Vorlage:Infobox royalty Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said GCMG, (Vorlage:Lang-ar; born 16 September 1929 in Unguja) was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar.
Biography
He ruled Zanzibar from 1 July 1963 to 12 January 1964. On 10 December 1963, Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy under Jamshid. This state of affairs was short lived and he was overthrown by the Zanzibar Revolution.
He fled into exile firstly to Oman and then to the United Kingdom, where, as of 2012, he continues to live in Portsmouth[1] with his wife and six children[2] as the Head of the Zanzibari Royal Family and as the Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar and the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar. Secondly, he is married to Zuleika bint Abdullah Al Aufy.[3]
Jamshid has seven children:Vorlage:Citation needed
- Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al Said (1956—).
- Sayyida Matuka bint Jamshid Al Said (1957—).
- Sayyid Khalifa bin Jamshid Said (1960—).
- Sayyid Abdullah bin Jamshid Al Said (1962—).
- Sayyid Wasfi bin Jamshid Al Said (1972—).
- Sayyida Adla bint Jamshid Al Said (1973—).
- Sayyid Gharib bin Jamshid Al Said (1975—).
Titles
- 16 September 1929 — 1 July 1963: Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said.
- 1 July — 9 December 1963: His Highness Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah, Sultan of Zanzibar.
- 9 December 1963 – 12 January 1964: His Majesty Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Sultan of Zanzibar.
- 12 January 1964 – present: His Majesty Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Titular Sultan of Zanzibar.
Honours[4]
- National Honours
- Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari) since 1 July 1963 (1st class on 30 March 1960).
- Founder and Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar (Wissam al-Istiqlal) in five classes on 9 November 1963.
- Foreign Honours
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) on 29 December 1963.[5]
- Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwanda).[6]
Ancestry
| 16. Thuwaini bin Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. Harub bin Thuwaini Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 17. Ghaliya bint Salim Al Busaidi | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Khalifa bin Harub Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 18. Turki bin Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Turkiya bint Turki Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 19. A daughter of Hamad bin Salim Al Busaidi | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 20. Mohammed bin Said Al Said (= 24) | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said (= 12) | ||||||||||||||||
| 21. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said (= 25) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Matuka bint Hamud Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. Mohammed bin Said Al Said (= 20) | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said (= 10) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said (= 21) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. Ali bin Hamud Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Tohfa bint Ali Al Said | ||||||||||||||||
References
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External links
- The Official Website of the Zanzibar Royal Family http://www.zanzibarroyalfamily.org
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- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ Royals in exile: In Britain, heirs to the thrones In: The Independent, 3. April 2011. Abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2016 (britisches Englisch).
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ Galloway, Peter, The Order of St. Michael and St. George. Published by Third Millennium Publishing for the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, U.K. (2000). ISBN 0953696952
- ↑ Guidance for Honours in the De Jure Kingdom of Rwanda